subject: About Samsung DLP [print this page] A Samsung DLP tv gives a great picture but unfortunately, after about two years it starts to fade and eventually dies out completely. It will usually start to just shut off will no warning after a few minutes. If you call Samsung mobile phone battery, they will tell you it will cost $600 or more to have someone come out and replace the lamp for you. Before you shell out big bucks to do that, try some of these things. The owner's manual gives very vague instructions on replacing the lamp, but no other troubleshooting is offered. These are the steps we tried with our Samsung DLP TV!
1. Completely unplug your Samsung DLP tv from every connection and wire - including the power plug. Make sure your tv has been off for several hours and is completely cool before you start poking around! You can then safely take the back panel off - follow the instructions in your owner's manual for your particular model.
2. One of the most common reasons that the Samsung Mobile Phone Rechargeable Battery DLP tv will stop working is that the emergency switch on the back gets caught in the wrong position and makes your tv turn off.
3. You need to get the blue switch to catch under the lamp cover door. We did this by shutting the door part way and then using a pencil to depress the switch so it would catch under the door.
4. If this does not work, the next step is to try to get some of the dust out of the back. Use a small vaccuum tool or q-tips and try to pull out as much dust as possible especially around the cooling fan rechargeable battery. Another reason your Samsung DLP TV might be turning off is that it is overheating. Too much dust can cause this issue. If you find that your TV works after you clean it out, you will want to start cleaning it every three months or so to prevent the issue from happening again.
5. Another thing you can do - if the tv will stay on long enough - is ensure that you do not have a timer set to make it turn off. It sounds silly but it could be the cause!
6. If none of these things work, there is one more thing you can try before replacing the lamp. You can try pulling the lamp out (follow the pictures in your manual for replacing the lamp). Clean behind the lamp and get all the dust out, and reinstall the lamp, making sure all the connections are clean and secure.
7. From my research, about 95% of the time, one of these steps will fix your Samsung DLP TV. If you are one of the few who actually needs to replace the lamp, at least you will know that you tried everything else first. And replacing the lamp is easy - you already pulled it out and put it back in once. Putting in a new one is exactly the same. So don't waste money paying someone to do it for you!
